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Halloween in the classroom is SO MUCH FUN! Students will go crazy over these adorable, engaging and hands-on math crafts that reinforce first grade math skills. They are a treat for the teacher too! They are easy to prep and make stunning bulletin board or hallway displays!  Students enjoy cutting, pasting and matching to create unique projects that can be easily differentiated to meet the needs of all learners in your classroom. Check out our Halloween crafts below, and score a freebie while you’re here!  Candy Corn Making Numbers Teach number sense in a FUN way by challenging your students with this candy corn activity. There are 2 versions to meet the needs of your students, so pick and choose what is appropriate. Activities on each candy corn include identifying the number, writing the number word, tens and ones, number bonds, place value and more! Batty For Time Students will cut and paste to match correct times to the hour and half hour on this adorable bat craft. Multip...

  We love this easy system for getting students to write about an informational topic. After students understand how each graphic organizer is used, then YOU will save time with procedures and allow students to spend more time writing.  1.   Identify the topic Make it clear and concise.  2.      Get the Gist to identify the most important part of the topic Have students talk with a partner or work independently to decide what the most important part of the topic is in just ten words or less. This is essentially, the “main idea” of an informational text. 3.     Brainstorm important facts or details onto a Graphic Organizer Students will brainstorm by writing their top 4 interesting facts on the graphic organizer. This organizer can also be used to write adjectives to describe the topic which is an easy way to differentiate. Grab a FREE graphic organizer right here that can be used with any topic! 4.      Paragrap...

Hi Everyone! As elementary teachers, we have found that a favorite topic among our students is always extreme weather! Kids love learning interesting facts about how nature can lead to severe storms, and can tie learning back to their own personal experiences. Do you need something that is well-organized, easy to differentiate, and covers a variety of information about this important topic? Look no further and check out this blog post that describes The Extreme Weather and Natural Disaster Pocketbook Unit. You will be able to seamlessly move through content with your students, and each child will be able to create their own pocketbook portfolio along the way to store their work. Students, parents and administrators LOVE the impressive final product, and it will be a keepsake that they will be proud of and love to show off!! This mega unit includes all the materials you will need to help your students learn about: ·       Blizzards · ...

Hi Everyone!!! Martin Luther King Jr. day is the perfect time to teach kindness and love for one another. Help students to connect the life of Dr. King, the civil rights movement and its significance in our country's history. We have made it easy for all of the tired teachers out there with ready to print reading comprehension workbooks, a PowerPoint presentation, vibrant vocabulary cards, detailed lesson plans and SO MUCH more! Take a look below to see what is included in our week-long Discovering Martin Luther King Jr Unit . We are even giving you a  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day FREEBIE  which is exclusive to our readers :) Keep reading for more ideas! Check out the different elements below that are included in the Discovering Martin Luther King Jr Unit. PowerPoint Presentation Begin the unit by engaging your class with a colorful PowerPoint presentation to grab their attention and get them thinking. Easily move into a group discussion after the open-ended quest...